An image capture apparatus controls the image capture apparatus, in a case where a subject image can be viewed via a viewfinder, so that a moving distance of a predetermined item, which indicates a designated area on a display unit within the viewfinder that can be viewed via the viewfinder, moves for a first moving distance of a touch position on a touch panel is larger when the designated area has a second size larger than a first size, than when the designated area has the first size. It is possible to increase operability for a user in the case of moving an item, whose size is variable, by moving the touch position.
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1. An image capture apparatus comprising at least one processor which, when executing a program stored in a memory, functions as: a touch detection unit configured to detect a touch operation made to a touch panel; and a control unit configured to control the image capture apparatus, in a case where a subject image can be viewed via a viewfinder different from the touch panel and a predetermined item is displayed on a first display unit that is within the viewfinder and can be viewed via the viewfinder, so as to move the predetermined item from a position where the predetermined item was displayed before moving of a touch position, based on a movement of the touch position, wherein the predetermined item indicates a designated area of the subject image, wherein a moving distance of the predetermined item on the first display unit from the position where the predetermined item on the first display unit was displayed before moving of the touch position, to a position where the predetermined item on the first display unit is displayed after moving of the touch position, is based on the moving distance of the touch position on the touch panel, wherein the control unit controls, in a case where the designated area has a first size, the predetermined item is moved on the first display unit for a first distance according to the movement of the touch position on the touch panel for the first distance, and in a case where the designated area has a second size larger than the first size, the predetermined item is moved for a second distance on the first display unit which is larger than the first distance according to the movement of the touch position on the touch panel for the first distance, and wherein the control unit controls, in a case where a live view image and the predetermined item are displayed on a second display unit outside of the viewfinder and the predetermined item indicates a designated area of the live view image, the predetermined item on the second display unit is moved for the same distance according to the movement of the touch position on the touch panel for the first distance in either case where the designated area has the first size or the second size.
2. The image capture apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor further functions as: a proximity detection unit configured to detect proximity of an object to the viewfinder, wherein, if the proximity detection unit has detected proximity of an object to the viewfinder, the control unit controls the moving distance of the predetermined item on the first display unit for the first moving distance of the touch position on the touch panel, larger when the predetermined item has the second size than when the predetermined item has the first size, and if the proximity detection unit has not detected proximity of an object to the viewfinder, the control unit controls the image capture apparatus so that the moving distance of the predetermined item on the second display unit outside of the viewfinder for the first moving distance of the touch position on the touch panel is the same in either case when the predetermined item has the first size or the second size.
3. The image capture apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein if the proximity detection unit has not detected proximity of an object to the viewfinder, the control unit controls so that the image capture apparatus displays the live view image on the second display unit.
4. The image capture apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, in a case where the subject image can be viewed via the viewfinder, the control unit controls the image capture apparatus, in accordance with a predetermined touch operation having been performed on the touch panel, so as to display the predetermined item at a position on the first display unit, the position corresponding to a position at which the predetermined touch operation was performed.
5. The image capture apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the predetermined touch operation is one of a double-tap or a long-touch.
6. The image capture apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor further functions as: an area setting unit configured to set, on the touch panel, a touch-effective area, wherein the predetermined item is moved on the first display unit according to a touch operation in the touch-effective area whereas the predetermined item is not moved on the first display unit according to a touch operation in an area different from the touch-effective area, wherein, in a case where the subject image can be viewed via the viewfinder, the touch-effective area on the touch panel has a size smaller than a predetermined size, and in a case where a live view image is displayed on a second display unit outside of the viewfinder, the predetermined item displayed on the first display unit is moved according to a touch operation performed in an area larger than the predetermined size on the touch panel.
7. The image capture apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the touch panel and the second display unit outside of the viewfinder are provided integrally.
8. The image capture apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a size of the designated area can be selected from among at least the first size, the second size, and a third size that is larger than the second size, and (i) a movement of the predetermined item on the first display unit within the viewfinder for the first moving distance of the touch position on the touch panel in a case where a subject image can be viewed via the viewfinder and a size of the predetermined item is the second size and (ii) a movement of the predetermined item on the second display unit outside of the viewfinder for the first moving distance of the touch position on the touch panel in a case where a live view image is displayed on the second display unit outside of the viewfinder are the same.
9. The image capture apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the designated area is an area indicating a position at which autofocus is to be performed.
10. The image capture apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the designated area is an area indicating a position at which automatic exposure is to be performed.
11. The image capture apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the viewfinder is an electronic viewfinder.
12. The image capture apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the viewfinder is an optical viewfinder.
13. The image capture apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor further functions as: a changing unit configured to enable a size of the predetermined item to be changed at least to the first size and to the second size.
14. The image capture apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the changing unit changes the size of the predetermined item in accordance with one of an operation of strongly pressing the touch panel, a double-tapping operation, and an operation of touching the touch panel for a predetermined time or longer.
15. The image capture apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit controls the image capture apparatus so as to display the predetermined item with a size that is currently set, on the first display unit within the viewfinder, in accordance with a touch with the touch panel having been started.
16. The image capture apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined item is an item indicating a tracking position, and a size of the predetermined item is changed in accordance with a size of a subject to be tracked.
17. The image capture apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor further functions as: an accepting unit that is able to accept an operation for enabling the predetermined item to be moved that is made to an operation member provided separately from the touch panel and, wherein, if the operation has been made to the operation member, the control unit does not change the moving distance of the predetermined item on the first display unit based on the size of the designated area.
18. An image capture apparatus comprising at least one processor which, when executing a program stored in a memory, functions as: a touch detection unit configured to detect a touch operation made to a touch panel; and a control unit configured to control the image capture apparatus, in a case of a relative coordinates mode in which a predetermined item, which indicates a designated area, is not displayed at a position on a display unit corresponding to a position at which a touch on the touch panel was started, but is displayed at a position which is moved from a position where the predetermined item was displayed before moving of a touch position, in accordance with an amount of a movement of the touch, so that a moving distance of the predetermined item from the position where the predetermined item was displayed on the display unit before moving of the touch position, to a position where the predetermined item is displayed on the display unit after moving of the touch position, is a first distance on the display unit, according to the movement of the touch position on the touch panel for the first distance, when the designated area has a first size, wherein a moving distance of the predetermined item from a position, where the predetermined item was displayed on the display unit before moving of the touch position, to a position where the predetermined item is displayed on the display unit after moving of the touch position, is a second distance on the display unit which is larger than the first distance, according to the movement of the touch position on the touch panel for the first distance, when the designated area has a second size larger than the first size, and wherein, in a case of an absolute coordinates mode in which the predetermined item is displayed at the position corresponding to the position at which the touch was started, the control unit controls the image capture apparatus so that the moving distance of the predetermined item from a position where the predetermined item was displayed before moving of the touch position, to a position where the predetermined item on the display unit is displayed after moving of the touch position, according to the movement of the touch position on the touch panel for the first distance, is the same in either case where the designated area has the first size or the second size.
19. The image capture apparatus according to claim 18 , the at least one processor further functions as: an accepting unit that is able to accept an operation for enabling the predetermined item to be moved that is made to an operation member provided separately from the touch panel, wherein, if the operation has been made to the operation member, the control unit does not control the image capture apparatus so as to change the moving distance of the predetermined item based on the size of the designated area.
20. An image capture apparatus comprising at least one processor which, when executing a program stored in a memory, functions as: a touch detection unit configured to detect a touch operation made to a touch panel; and a control unit configured to control the image capture apparatus so that, in a case where, of the touch panel, an area in which a touch operation for moving a predetermined item indicating a designated area can be accepted has a size smaller than a predetermined size, a moving distance of the predetermined item from a position where the predetermined item was displayed before moving of a touch position, to a position where the predetermined item is displayed after moving of the touch position, according to a movement of the touch position on the touch panel for a first distance, is larger when the designated area has a second size larger than a first size than when the designated area has the first size, wherein, in a case where the area in which the touch operation for moving the predetermined item can be accepted has a size larger than the predetermined size, the control unit controls the image capture apparatus so that the moving distance of the predetermined item for a first moving distance of the touch position on the touch panel is the same in either case when the designated area has the first size or the second size.
21. The image capture apparatus according to claim 20 , wherein the at least one processor further functions as: an accepting unit that is able to accept an operation for enabling the predetermined item to be moved that is made to an operation member provided separately from the touch panel, wherein, if the operation has been made to the operation member, the control unit does not change the moving distance of the predetermined item base on the size of the designated area.
22. An image capture apparatus comprising at least one processor which, when executing a program stored in a memory, functions as: a touch detection unit configured to detect a touch operation made to a touch panel; and a control unit configured to control the image capture apparatus so as to move a predetermined item from a position, where the predetermined item was displayed before moving of a touch position, to a position, where the predetermined item is displayed after moving of the touch position, according to a movement of the touch position on the touch panel for a first distance wherein the predetermined item is for designating an object area and displayed on a first display unit that is within a viewfinder and can be viewed via the viewfinder different from the touch panel, wherein the control unit controls, in a case where the object area has a first size, a moving distance of the predetermined item according to the movement of the touch position on the touch panel for the first distance is a first distance on the first display unit and in case where the object area has a second size larger than the first size, a moving distance of the predetermined item, according to the movement of the touch position on the touch panel for the first distance, is a second distance larger than the first distance on the first display unit.
23. A method for controlling an image capture apparatus comprising: detecting a touch operation made to a touch panel, by a touch detection unit; and controlling the image capture apparatus, in a case where a subject image can be viewed via a viewfinder, so as to move a predetermined item from a position where the predetermined item was displayed before moving of a touch position, based on a movement of a touch position, wherein the predetermined item indicates a designated area of the subject image and is displayed on a first display unit that is within the viewfinder and can be viewed via the viewfinder, wherein a moving distance of the predetermined item on the first display unit from a position where the predetermined item on the first display unit was displayed before moving of a touch position, to a position where the predetermined item on the first display unit is displayed after moving of the touch position, is based on the moving distance of the touch position on the touch panel, wherein in the controlling, in a case where the designated area has a first size, the predetermined item is moved on the first display unit for a first distance according to the movement of the touch position on the touch panel for the first distance, and in a case where the designated area has a second size larger than the first size, the predetermined item is moved for a second distance on the first display unit which is larger than the first distance according to the movement of the touch position on the touch panel for the first distance, and wherein in the controlling, in a case where a live view image and the predetermined item are displayed on a second display unit outside of the viewfinder and the predetermined item indicates a designated area of the live view image, the predetermined item on the second display unit is moved for the same distance according to the movement of the touch position on the touch panel for the first distance in either case where the designated area has the first size or the second size.
24. A method for controlling an image capture apparatus comprising: detecting a touch operation made to a touch panel, by a touch detection unit; and controlling the image capture apparatus, in a case of a relative coordinates mode in which a predetermined item, which indicates a designated area, is not displayed at a position on a display unit corresponding to a position at which a touch on the touch panel was started, but is displayed at a position which is moved from a position where the predetermined item was displayed before moving of a touch position, in accordance with an amount of a movement of the touch, so that a moving distance of the predetermined item from a position where the predetermined item was displayed on the display unit before moving the touch position, to a position where the predetermined item is displayed on the display unit after moving of the touch position, is a first distance on the display unit, according to the movement of the touch position on the touch panel for the first distance, when the designated area has a first size, wherein a moving distance of the predetermined item from a position, where the predetermined item was displayed on the display unit before moving of the touch position, to a position where the predetermined item is displayed on the display unit after moving of the touch position, is a second distance on the display unit which is larger than the first distance according to the movement of the touch position on the touch panel for the first distance, when the designated area has a second size larger than the first size, and wherein, in a case of an absolute coordinates mode in which the predetermined item is displayed at the position corresponding to the position at which the touch was started, the controlling controls the image capture apparatus so that the moving distance of the predetermined item from a position where the predetermined item was displayed before moving of the touch position, to a position where the predetermined item on the display unit is displayed after moving of the touch position, according to the movement of the touch position on the touch panel for the first distance, is the same in either case where the designated area has the first size or the second size.
25. A method for controlling an image capture apparatus comprising: detecting a touch operation made to a touch panel, by a touch detection unit; and controlling the image capture apparatus, in a case where, of the touch panel, an area in which a touch operation for moving a predetermined item can be accepted has a size smaller than a predetermined size, so that a moving distance of the predetermined item from a position where the predetermined item was displayed before moving of a touch position, to a position where the predetermined item is displayed after moving of the touch position, according to a movement of the touch position on the touch panel for a first distance, is larger when a designated area has a second size larger than a first size than when the designated area has the first size, and wherein, in a case where the area in which the touch operation for moving the predetermined item can be accepted has a size larger than the predetermined size, the control unit controls the image capture apparatus so that the moving distance of the predetermined item for a first moving distance of the touch position on the touch panel is the same in either case when the designated area has the first size or the second size.
26. A method for controlling an image capture apparatus comprising: detecting a touch operation made to a touch panel; and controlling the image capture apparatus so that a moving distance of a predetermined item from a position, where the predetermined item was displayed before moving of a touch position, to a position, where the predetermined item is displayed after moving of the touch position, according to a movement of the touch position on the touch panel for a first distance, wherein the predetermined item is for designating an object area and displayed on a first display unit that is within a viewfinder that can be viewed via the viewfinder different from the touch panel, wherein, in controlling, in a case where the object area has a first size, a moving distance of the predetermined item according to the movement of the touch position on the touch panel for the first distance is the first distance on the first display unit and in a case where the object area has a second size larger than the first size, a moving distance of the predetermined item, according to the movement of the touch position on the touch panel for the first distance, is a second distance larger than the first distance, on the first display unit.
27. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that is executable by one or more processors, the program, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform a method for controlling an image capture apparatus comprising: detecting a touch operation made to a touch panel, by a touch detection unit; and controlling the image capture apparatus, in a case where a subject image can be viewed via a viewfinder, so as to move a predetermined item from a position where the predetermined item was displayed before moving of a touch position, based on a movement of the touch position, wherein the predetermined item indicates a designated area of the subject image and is displayed on a first display unit that is within the viewfinder and can be viewed via the viewfinder, wherein a moving distance of the predetermined item on the first display unit from a position where the predetermined item on the first display unit was displayed before moving of the touch position, to a position where the predetermined item on the first display unit is displayed after moving of the touch position, is based on the moving distance of the touch position on the touch panel, wherein in the controlling, in a case where the designated area has a first size, the predetermined item is moved on the first display unit for a first distance according to the movement of the touch position on the touch panel for the first distance, and in a case where the designated area has a second size larger than the first size, the predetermined item is moved for a second distance on the first display unit which is larger than the first distance according to the movement of the touch position on the touch panel for the first distance, and wherein in the controlling, in a case where a live view image and the predetermined item are displayed on a second display unit outside of the viewfinder and the predetermined item indicates a designated area of the live view image, the predetermined item on the second display unit is moved for the same distance according to the movement of the touch position on the touch panel for the first distance in either case where the designated area has the first size or the second size.
28. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that is executable by one or more processors, the program, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform a method for controlling an image capture apparatus comprising: detecting a touch operation made to a touch panel, by a touch detection unit; and controlling the image capture apparatus, in a case of a relative coordinates mode in which a predetermined item, which indicates a designated area, is not displayed at a position on a display unit corresponding to a position at which a touch on the touch panel was started, but is displayed at a position which is moved from a position where the predetermined item was displayed before moving of a touch position, in accordance with an amount of a movement of the touch, so that a moving distance of the predetermined item from a position where the predetermined item was displayed on the display unit before moving the touch position, to a position where the predetermined item is displayed on the display unit after moving of the touch position, is a first distance on the display unit, according to the movement of the touch position on the touch panel for the first distance, when the designated area has a first size, wherein a moving distance of the predetermined item from a position, where the predetermined item was displayed on the display unit before moving of the touch position, to a position where the predetermined item is displayed on the display unit after moving of the touch position, is a second distance on the display unit which is larger than the first distance according to the movement of the touch position on the touch panel for the first distance, when the designated area has a second size larger than the first size, and wherein, in a case of an absolute coordinates mode in which the predetermined item is displayed at the position corresponding to the position at which the touch was started, the controlling controls the image capture apparatus so that the moving distance of the predetermined item from a position where the predetermined item was displayed before moving of the touch position, to a position where the predetermined item on the display unit is displayed after moving of the touch position, according to the movement of the touch position on the touch panel for the first distance, is the same in either case where the designated area has the first size or the second size.
29. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that is executable by one or more processors, the program, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform a method for controlling an image capture apparatus comprising: detecting a touch operation made to a touch panel, by a touch detection unit; and controlling the image capture apparatus, in a case where, of the touch panel, an area in which a touch operation for moving a predetermined item can be accepted has a size smaller than a predetermined size, so that a moving distance of the predetermined item from a position where the predetermined item was displayed before moving of a touch position, to a position where the predetermined item is displayed after moving of the touch position, according to a movement of the touch position on the touch panel for a first distance, is larger when a designated area has a second size larger than a first size than when the designated area has the first size, and wherein, in a case where the area in which the touch operation for moving the predetermined item can be accepted has a size larger than the predetermined size, the control unit controls the image capture apparatus so that the moving distance of the predetermined item for a first moving distance of the touch position on the touch panel is the same in either case when the designated area has the first size or the second size.
30. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that is executable by one or more processors, the program, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform a method for controlling an image capture apparatus comprising: detecting a touch operation made to a touch panel; and controlling the image capture apparatus so that a moving distance of a predetermined item from a position, where the predetermined item was displayed before moving of a touch position, to a position, where the predetermined item is displayed after moving of the touch position, according to a movement of the touch position on the touch panel for a first distance, wherein the predetermined item is for designating an object area and displayed on a first display unit that is within a viewfinder that can be viewed via the viewfinder different from the touch panel, wherein, in controlling, in a case where the object area has a first size, a moving distance of the predetermined item according to the movement of the touch position on the touch panel for the first distance is the first distance on the first display unit and in a case where the object area has a second size larger than the first size, a moving distance of the predetermined item, according to the movement of the touch position on the touch panel for the first distance, is a second distance larger than the first distance on the first display unit.
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